Psalms 103

NEW JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 [Of David] Bless Yahweh, my soul, from the depths of my being, his holy name;	1 To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are exceedingly great. You have clothed yourself with confession and beauty;
2 bless Yahweh, my soul, never forget al his acts of kindness.	2 you are dressed with light like a garment, while you stretch out heaven like a tent.
3 He forgives al your offences, cures al your diseases,	3 You cover its heights with water. You set the clouds as your stairs. You walk upon the wings of the winds.
4 he redeems your life from the abyss, crowns you with faithful love and tenderness;	4 You make your Angels a breath of life, and your ministers a burning fire.
5 he contents you with good things al your life, renews your youth like an eagle's.	5 You founded the earth upon its stable base. It will not be bent from age to age.
6 Yahweh acts with uprightness, with justice to all who are oppressed;	6 The abyss, like a garment, is its clothing. The waters will remain standing above the mountains.
7 he revealed to Moses his ways, his great deeds to the children of Israel.	7 At your rebuke, they will flee. At the voice of your thunder, they will dread.
8 Yahweh is tenderness and pity, slow to anger and rich in faithful love;	8 The mountains ascend, and the plains descend, to the place which you have founded for them.
9 his indignation does not last for ever, nor his resentment remain for al time;	9 You have set a limit that they will not cross. And they will not return to cover the earth.
10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve, nor repay us as befits our offences.	10 You spring forth fountains in steep valleys. The waters will cross through the midst of the mountains.
11 As the height of heaven above earth, so strong is his faithful love for those who fear him.	11 All the wild beasts of the field will drink. The wild donkeys will anticipate in their thirst.
12 As the distance of east from west, so far from us does he put our faults.	12 Above them, the flying things of the air will dwell. From the midst of the rocks, they will utter voices.
13 As tenderly as a father treats his children, so Yahweh treats those who fear him;	13 You irrigate the mountains from your heights. The earth will be satiated from the fruit of your works,
14 he knows of what we are made, he remembers that we are dust.	14 producing grass for cattle and herbs for the service of men. So may you draw bread from the earth,
15 As for a human person -- his days are like grass, he blooms like the wild flowers;	15 and wine, in order to cheer the heart of man. Then he may gladden his face with oil, and bread will confirm the heart of man.
16 as soon as the wind blows he is gone, never to be seen there again.	16 The trees of the field will be saturated, along with the cedars of Lebanon, which he planted.
17 But Yahweh's faithful love for those who fear him is from eternity and for ever; and his saving justiceto their children's children;	17 There, the sparrows will make their nests. The leader of them is the house of the heron.
18 as long as they keep his covenant, and careful y obey his precepts.	18 The heights of the hills are for the deer; the rock is a refuge for the hedgehog.
19 Yahweh has fixed his throne in heaven, his sovereign power rules over all.	19 He has made the moon for seasons; the sun knows its setting.
20 Bless Yahweh, al his angels, mighty warriors who fulfil his commands, attentive to the sound of hiswords.	20 You appointed darkness, and it has become night; all the beasts of the forest will cross through it.
21 Bless Yahweh, al his armies, servants who fulfil his wishes.	21 The young lions will roar, while searching for and seizing their meal from God.
22 Bless Yahweh, al his works, in every place where he rules. Bless Yahweh, my soul.	22 The sun arose, and they were gathered together; and in their dens, they will lie down together.
	23 Man will go forth to his work and to his activities, until the evening.
	24 How great are your works, O Lord! You have made all things in wisdom. The earth has been filled with your possessions.
	25 This sea is great and its hands are spacious. There are creeping things without number: the small animals with the great.
	26 There, the ships will pass by this sea-serpent that you have formed to mock them.
	27 All these expect you to give them food in due time.
	28 What you give to them, they will gather. When you open your hand, they will all be filled with goodness.
	29 But if you turn your face away, they will be disturbed. You will take away their breath, and they will fail, and they will return to their dust.
	30 You will send forth your Spirit, and they will be created. And you will renew the face of the earth.
	31 May the glory of the Lord be for all ages. The Lord will rejoice in his works.
	32 He considers the earth, and he makes it tremble. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
	33 I will sing to the Lord with my life. I will sing psalms to my God, as long as I am.
	34 May my speech be pleasing to him. Truly, I will take delight in the Lord.
	35 Let sinners fade away from the earth, along with the unjust, so that they may not be. Bless the Lord, O my soul.